The Tennessee Genealogical Society’s quarterly publication is known as Ansearchin’ News. Digitized versions are viewable on-line for free from 1954 through ten years ago. More-recent issues are available on-line to TGS members at the Web site. The publications are loaded … Continue reading →
The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is a virtual online library that gives Tennessee residents access to magazines, journals, newspapers, essays, e-books, primary source materials, test preparation, homework help, genealogy records, career search, and more! TEL resources are available free to … Continue reading →
The Tennessee State Library and Archives has undertaken a massive project to index the nearly 35,000 case files in its collection of documents from the Supreme Court. These documents are absolutely loaded with historical information that will benefit nearly every … Continue reading →
Author John Draper has compiled a list of links to information about Civil War-era Hawkins County and the surrounding region. These are resources he’s found useful in researching his historical fiction works. The Postmaster Books Links [Please note neither the … Continue reading →
Obituaries from Eastern District Association of the Primitive Baptist Church Minutes. Date indicates year published, not necessarily year of death. Transcribed and submitted by Elder Robert Gordon Justice, deceased, of Rogersville, TN, who held the full texts of each obituary … Continue reading →
This database contains scanned images of index cards, located at the State Library of Virginia in Richmond, listing all verifiable adult males in the Holston-Clinch River area in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, as well as information on … Continue reading →
Circuit Court in Tennessee is a court of law, as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated: “The circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction and the judge thereof shall administer right and justice according to law, in all cases where … Continue reading →
Chancery Court in Tennessee is a court of equity, meaning the chancellor (judge) can rule outside the law if the strict application of law would be unfair to one or more parties in a lawsuit. Real property decisions are always … Continue reading →
The TNGenWeb Cemetery Database contains cemetery surveys and transcriptions from counties across the state of Tennessee. It contains all cemeteries in the US Geological Survey for Tennessee as well as several cemeteries that are not identified by the USGS. This … Continue reading →
The Tennessee State Library & Archives has a very comprehensive collection of maps that cover the entire state. TSLA has created an on-line database of its map inventory. Not every available map of Hawkins County may be included, but it … Continue reading →
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